I've modified the cache spi to allow for an lifecycle over multiple invocations (LongevityCache). View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=4093520#4093520 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=4093520